Your own Minecraft server, ready in minutes.
HostCraft sets up everything (the server, Java and all the settings) and runs it from one big Start button. No command lines and nothing else to install.
Free for everyone · Windows 10 & 11 · Java Edition 1.8 → 26.x
Everything a home server needs
Built for players hosting for their friends, not sysadmins.
8-step setup wizard
Pick Paper, Vanilla, Fabric or Purpur and any version. Name it, choose the world, add your admins, and you're done.
Java included
Each server gets its own portable Java, so there's nothing to install and no version mix-ups.
Launcher-style dashboard
Start/stop, a coloured console, players, live CPU & RAM graphs, settings, backups.
Friends can actually join
The exact address to share, a router-by-router port-forwarding guide, automatic port opening (UPnP) and a reachability test.
Plugins & mods
Browse and install from Modrinth in one click. Bedrock crossplay with Geyser for phone and console friends.
Safe by default
Automatic backups, crash auto-restart, whitelist and online-mode explained in plain English.
Free forever, and ad-free if you chip in
Every feature is free. HostCraft shows a few small, clearly labelled ads to pay for itself. Donate £5 or more on Ko-fi and it's ad-free for you, forever: open Support HostCraft in the app and enter your Ko-fi email.